Systems and methods for indicating positioning information in wireless communication systems

Abstract

Systems and methods for indicating positioning information in wireless communication systems are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, by a wireless communication device from a network, network timing error information; and reporting, by the wireless communication device to the network, downlink measurement results and User Equipment (UE) timing error information, wherein, the network timing error information comprises at least one of Transmission and Reception Point (TRP) transmission Timing Error Group (TEG) information and TRP reception TEG information; the UE timing error information comprises at least one of UE transmission TEG information and UE reception TEG information.

1 . A wireless communication method, comprising:
 receiving, by a wireless communication device from a network, Transmission and Reception Point (TRP) transmission Timing Error Group (TEG) information; and   sending, by the wireless communication device to the network, downlink measurement results and User Equipment (UE) timing error information, wherein the UE timing error information comprises at least one of: UE transmission TEG information or UE reception TEG information.   
     
     
         2 . The wireless communication method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the TRP transmission TEG information comprises at least one of a TRP transmission TEG identifier (ID), or a first Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) resource ID;   the UE transmission TEG information comprises at least one of a UE transmission TEG ID, or a second SRS resource ID; and   the UE reception TEG information comprises a UE reception TEG ID.   
     
     
         3 . The wireless communication method of  claim 2 , wherein the downlink measurement results comprise a reception TEG ID. 
     
     
         4 . The wireless communication method of  claim 2 , wherein the TRP transmission TEG information comprises a transmission TEG ID configured per positioning reference signal (PRS) resource. 
     
     
         5 . A wireless communication device, comprising:
 at least one processor configured to:
 receive, via a transceiver from a network, Transmission and Reception Point (TRP) transmission Timing Error Group (TEG) information; and 
 send, via the transceiver to the network, downlink measurement results and User Equipment (UE) timing error information, wherein the UE timing error information comprises at least one of: UE transmission TEG information or UE reception TEG information. 
   
     
     
         6 . The wireless communication device of  claim 5 , wherein:
 the TRP transmission TEG information comprises at least one of a TRP transmission TEG identifier (ID), or a first Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) resource ID;   the UE transmission TEG information comprises at least one of a UE transmission TEG ID, or a second SRS resource ID; and   the UE reception TEG information comprises a UE reception TEG ID.   
     
     
         7 . The wireless communication device of  claim 6 , wherein the downlink measurement results comprise a reception TEG ID. 
     
     
         8 . The wireless communication device of  claim 6 , wherein the TRP transmission TEG information comprises a transmission TEG ID configured per positioning reference signal (PRS) resource. 
     
     
         9 . A wireless communication method, comprising:
 sending, by a first network node to a second network node, Transmission and Reception Point (TRP) transmission Timing Error Group (TEG) information; and   sending, by the first network node to the second network node, uplink measurement results.   
     
     
         10 . The wireless communication method of  claim 9 , wherein
 the TRP transmission TEG information comprises at least one of TRP transmission TEG identifier (ID), first Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) resource ID, or first PRS resource set ID; and   the TRP reception TEG information comprises TRP reception TEG ID.   
     
     
         11 . The wireless communication method of  claim 9 , comprising:
 receiving, by the first network node from the second network node, sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information with user equipment (UE) transmission TEG information.   
     
     
         12 . The wireless communication method of  claim 11 , comprising:
 sending, by the first network node to the second network node, the UE transmission TEG information and an SRS resource ID.   
     
     
         13 . A first network node, comprising:
 at least one processor configured to:
 send, via a transmitter to a second network node, Transmission and Reception Point (TRP) transmission Timing Error Group (TEG) information; and 
 send, via the transmitter to the second network node, uplink measurement results. 
   
     
     
         14 . The first network node of  claim 13 , wherein
 the TRP transmission TEG information comprises at least one of TRP transmission TEG identifier (ID), first Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) resource ID, or first PRS resource set ID; and   the TRP reception TEG information comprises TRP reception TEG ID.   
     
     
         15 . The first network node of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
 receive, via a receiver from the second network node, sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration information with user equipment (UE) transmission TEG information.   
     
     
         16 . The first network node of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
 send, via the transmitter to the second network node, the UE transmission TEG information and an SRS resource ID.